NEW RELEASES: Deezer on Xbox One

We know music is a big part of your life, so we’ve teamed up with Deezer to bring your music to your games on Xbox One. Put together your own playlists, play the Halo soundtrack while you tear up Forza Motorsport, or put on your perfect kill-per-beat soundtrack because you’re now in control of over 53 million tracks in-game!

Download it here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/p/deezer-music/9nblggh6j7vv and use code XBOX9269 at http://dzr.fm/major  to get 90 days free

Add the Deezer app to your Xbox One and you’ll get lifetimes of music to play, search and add to playlists while you play. You’ll get thousands of hand-curated playlists and Flow, the personal soundtrack made just for you. You’ll be able to pause your game to bump up your BPM, or throw on Edwin Starr’s “War” to play alongside your epic boss-level battle scene. And, if you’re taking a break from your game to have friends over, you can play your music through your Xbox One even when you’re not gaming, so you can turn it up whatever you’re doing.

NEW RELEASE: Spotify Xbox One

Whether you’re battling hordes of enemies, scoring the winning goal or just enjoying the scenic routes of your favorite open world game, the greatest gaming experiences all have one thing in common – a majestic soundtrack. 

At Spotify, we believe that the right music can make every moment special, wherever and whenever you are. For some time now, Xbox gamers have been telling us that they’d like to be able to soundtrack their own gaming sessions using Spotify, to make every single session feel new and unique.

Well, we have been listening…

Starting today, Spotify is available on Xbox One in 34 markets* around the world. The new integration means that millions of Xbox One gamers can now choose the perfect music from Spotify to provide a fresh gaming soundtrack every time.

Just download the Spotify app from the Xbox Store to choose your personalized gaming experience. You can choose from your saved music, search the full Spotify catalogue of 30 million tracks, or browse the pre-curated gaming playlists in the ‘Gaming’ hub.

And, to celebrate the launch of Spotify on Xbox One we even have a playlist curated by Major Nelson himself.

Simply play your music on demand with your Xbox One controller, whether you are a free or a Premium Spotify user. Worried about interrupting your game? Don’t be! You can also control playback on your Xbox wirelessly from the Spotify app on your phone, tablet or desktop using Spotify Connect.

Creating your personalized gaming soundtrack has never been easier.

Simply visit spotify.com/xbox to find out more.

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NEWS: Microsoft Acquires Interactive Livestreaming Service Beam

Today, in a blog post on Microsoft News Center, it was announced that Microsoft has acquired Beam, an innovative and interactive livestreaming service that gives viewers the ability to watch and play along with their favorite game streamers in real-time. Beam has evolved game streaming from a passive, watch-and-chat experience into one with real-time participation by allowing the viewer to directly influence a streamer’s gameplay and live broadcast.

One of the best parts about Beam is that interactivity is easy for streamers to enable and customize, regardless of the game or platform. Beam is designed to work with any game, and will continue to offer broadcasts across all gaming platforms, just as it does today.

Beam remains committed to its mission of empowering users and streamers across platforms and will now be better positioned to grow and give more back to the community. “As part of the Xbox team, we’ll be able to scale faster than we’ve ever been able to before,” wrote Beam CEO Matt Salsamendi in a Beam blog post. “We’re expanding the team, bolstering our infrastructure, and, most importantly, continuing to grow the amazing community we’ve been lucky enough to build at Beam.”

To read more about Beam, check out Xbox Wire.

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NEW RELEASE APP: Plex streaming app Xbox One

Plex, the home media streaming app, is now available for free on the Xbox One.

To date, the apps were available in beta to Plex Pass customers, but now everyone can get their hands on the core app for free (without some of the features paying subscribers get).

The setup is very quick, and includes creating a Plex account, downloading the media server to your PC/NAS and then downloading the app on your console.

Plex can play nearly any format you have saved and it also catalogs your movies and shows with artwork, descriptions and more.